“
If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning."
-Gwen Goodnight
”
”
Jennifer Crusie (Faking It (Dempseys, #2))
“
Demon?” Gwen gasped out. Her back jerked ramrod-straight, and her face leeched of
color. “Did you just say demon?”
Oh, uh…did I say that?” Strider once again glanced around the plane helplessly. “No, no.
I think I said seaman.
”
”
Gena Showalter (The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, #4))
“
Don't call me baby when you're pissed, Sweet Pea."
"Don't call me Sweet Pea at all, baby
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
Gwen," he said in acknowledgement.
"Your darkness-ship," she returned with a bow.
”
”
Kelly Creagh (Nevermore (Nevermore, #1))
“
Wasn't he the one who sliced off his ear and mailed it to his girlfriend?"
"Van Gogh," said Varen, in a monotone that suggested he might be in pain.
"Van Gogh," Gwen said, leaning away, waving the apple. "Edgar Allan Poe. Close enough!
”
”
Kelly Creagh (Nevermore (Nevermore, #1))
“
Merlin, if you don't stop whining, I'm going to take Gwen's sword and beat you to death with it," said Arthur, evenly.
"It's plastic."
"So it will take me a long time. I'm still game.
”
”
FayJay (The Student Prince (The Student Prince, #1))
“
I wouldn't say hate, exactly. You're kind of like fungus, Gwen. After a while, you just start growing on people.
”
”
Jennifer Estep (Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy, #1))
“
His eyes remained on Isobel as he began a slow backward walk. He was doing it again, speaking to her with his eyes. She remained trapped in his stare, trying to hear him, to read the underlying message. Finally his gaze broke from hers and he turned away, walking off through the cafeteria doors.
There was a pause before Gwen spoke. "Let me guess," she said. "Right now, you're trying to decide if that was hot or annoying." She paused, as though formulating her own opinion.... "It was so totally hot.
”
”
Kelly Creagh (Nevermore (Nevermore, #1))
“
Blayne turned her head to look at Gwen, but caught sight of Dee-Ann standing behind them.
"Ahh! Where the hell did you come from?"
"Momma says from the love she shares with my daddy," Dee calmly replied.
”
”
Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
“
My best advice is to be yourself. Unless you’re psychotic, then you might want to try a different tactic.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
I'm probably half in love with a boy I don't really like.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
THE WOMAN WAS GOING TO KILL HIM, and not because she was stronger and more vicious than he was. Which, if he thought about it, she was. He’d never ripped a man’s throat out with his teeth, and he was damned impressed that Gwen had. She’d made the Lords of the Underworld look like marshmallows.
”
”
Gena Showalter (The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, #4))
“
You're bossy, arrogant, intrusive, annoying... "
His minor grin amplified.
See! Totally unrepentant...
"Do I have anything going for me?"
"... you can be sweet, you're a cuddler, and you carried me out of a burning building..."
"I'm a cuddler?"
"You spoon."
His brows went up. "That's important enough to be on your list?"
"Uh... yeah."
[He's grinning] "Fuckin' ridiculous what women think is important.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
This isn't a crush, it's obsession.You are never not in my thoughts. Your scent carries across a room and paralyzes me with longing. I don't want to hold your hand. Part of me wants to set you on fire and hold you while the flame consumes us both, to eat your heart so I know that only I possess it entirely.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
When Eve ate the apple her knowledge increased. But God liked dumb women so Paradise ceased. Gwen Goodnight. Her Work.
”
”
Jennifer Crusie (Faking It (Dempseys, #2))
“
Gwen hates me,” she reminded him.
“Don’t be narcissistic. She hates everyone.
”
”
Shelly Laurenston (Big Bad Beast (Pride, #6))
“
If you are about to tell me you are a vampire that glitters in the sunshine, I will--
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Cruza las fronteras del tiempo y encuentra el verdadero amor"
"Me llamo Gwen y soy la última viajera en el tiempo. Así empieza la aventura de mi vida
”
”
Kerstin Gier (Ruby Red (Precious Stone Trilogy, #1))
“
Do you think it’s easy for me? No, I don’t remember you. I don’t remember holding you or talking to you or falling in love with you—but I walk around with a giant hole in my heart all the time. I feel your absence every second of the day. It aches and nothing soothes it. Losing you is bad enough, but I don’t even get the comfort of remembering that I had you once.
-Haden
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
I know that look. What are you up to, Gwen?"
"What makes you think I'm up to something?"
The Valkyrie snorted. "You're breathing, aren't you?
”
”
Jennifer Estep (Crimson Frost (Mythos Academy, #4))
“
Don’t forget the chocolate fudge frosting!”
“Gotcha,” Dad shouted back.
“Good to know, even after a family drama, Gwen’s still hard at work on that great ass,” Gus noted.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
Lock grinned at Gwen. “He’s fun,” he said, reaching out and cuffing Mitch without even looking at him. “He just keeps trying to get back up.” Bam! “It’s great.” Bam! “Like ‘The Little Lion Who Could.’” Bam!
”
”
Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
“
Gwen stopped putting her money in the bag. "You're giving your father a picture of a door for his birthday?" And she'd thought Mitch marking up pages in her copy of Vogue and telling her, "This is what I'd get you for your birthday if I had money" had been cheap.
”
”
Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
“
Okay,” I started, “perhaps at this juncture we should discuss our
relationship.”
“Clue in again, Gwen, the reason our relationship is the way it is, is
so I don’t ever have to waste my fuckin’ time doin’ stupid-ass shit
like discussing it.”
Oh boy. Now I was getting really angry.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
So he was a sweet-talking, cross-dressing, fortune-telling...surfer?
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
My philosophy when it came to pets was much like that of having children: You got what you got, and you loved them unconditionally regardless of whatever their personalities or flaws turned out to be.
”
”
Gwen Cooper (Homer's Odyssey)
“
He walked backwards a few more steps and brought Brittany’s hand to his lips without taking his eyes off me.
My hand tingled where he kissed her.
And the bastard knew it.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Up is down. Down is up.”
“And that means … ?”
“I’m probably half in love with a boy I don’t really like.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Just remember, a dark shadow need light to exist but light doesn't need darkness to be luminous.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Dreaming Awake (Falling Under, #2))
“
Femininity is depicted as weakness, the sapping of strength, yet masculinity is so fragile that apparently even the slightest brush with the feminine destroys it.
”
”
Gwen Sharp
“
His heavy-lidded gaze reflected a languor that had nothing to do with having just awakened, and there was no doubt what was on his mind. But this is no safe cherry picker, Gwen thought, growing more concerned by the moment.
This man looks like a cherry tree chopper-downer.
”
”
Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))
“
My very own goth Mr. Darcy. Jane Austen would be so proud.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Donny recovered herself. “Dude, that was the seventh sign of the apocalypse. I’m so not going to class on the last day of the world.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Mi corazón se desbocó y luego dejó de palpitar un instante. ¡Fantástico! Mi corazón podía aguantar tranquilamente una estocada, pero Gideon era demasiado para él .Gwen
”
”
Kerstin Gier (Smaragdgrün (Edelstein-Trilogie, #3))
“
Whispering against her ear, he confessed, "When I'm really stressed out...I play with my toes."
Gwen leaned back a bit and stared at him. "Seriously?"
"It's really relaxing and very bearlike."
And very weird. And yet..."I'm oddly comforted by this information.
”
”
Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
“
He raised his bony fingers as if to touch me and I steeled myself not to flinch as his hand, still smoldering, neared my face.
He rattled and spoke his last words. "Worth...the...fall.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Every girl dreams about having her very own demon, but stalker is another story.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
I know that maniacal twinkle in your eye. You're up to something Gwen," he said.
”
”
Jennifer Estep (Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy, #2))
“
I’ve never cheated on a lover. I’m faithful, always. But the war comes before anyone’s feelings. Every time.”
Wow. Battle before love. Without a doubt, he was the most unromantic male she’d ever met. Even more so than her great-grandfather, who had laughingly burned her great-grandmother to death after she’d given birth to Gwen’s grandmother.
”
”
Gena Showalter (The Darkest Whisper (Lords of the Underworld, #4))
“
How did you learn to drive like that?" Gwen yelled over the howl of six hundred horses.
"Watching Jacks." She gunned the engine and slipped around another car.
"What?"
"You know, watching his shifting."
Gwen gasped. "You've been looking at his SHIFTER?
”
”
Scott Speer (Immortal City (Immortal City, #1))
“
Everything started the night I saw the burning man fall from the sky.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Just because you took too much for granted before, doesn't mean you can't learn from your mistakes.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
A dream caused by too much reading and not enough sleeping.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
What have you stuffed in your pants, MacKeltar?" she demanded.
"Nothing that wasn't God-given," he replied stiffly.
Gwen stared. "There's no way that's part of you. You must have gotten a sock or something stuck. Oh, my." She pried her gaze from his groin.
”
”
Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))
“
Every time that boy smiles, somewhere a puppy died.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
You have splendid breasts, lass," he purred, cupping the plump mounds. "Splendid," he repeated stupidly, and she almost laughed. Men loved breasts any shape or form, they just loved them.
-Drustan to Gwen
”
”
Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))
“
His dark hair was thick and looked so soft I had to resist the urge to touch it. Looking into his dark eyes was like falling into the stars, making me feel weightless and disoriented.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
This is the us you wanted us to be, Gwen.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
He started to pull away again but she called his name so he stopped.
“Yeah?”
“Before you go, give me the dimples,” she demanded.
That thing in his throat prickled and Hawk dipped his head and kissed the indentation at the base of his wife’s throat. Then he lifted his head and smiled at her.
Her hand came to his face and he felt the pad of her thumb in one of his dimples.
Then her eyes moved from her thumb to his and she smiled back.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
You won't hurt me. I know you won't." Logan said.
"How can you be so sure?" I whispered.
"Because you're that Gypsy girl, and I'm the bad-boy Spartan. And I think it's time we were finally together, don't you?
”
”
Jennifer Estep (Dark Frost (Mythos Academy, #3))
“
There. That is the answer to this riddle. The promises I can make, and the one I can't. Gwen. I will never leave you willingly. Life is a risk, and so love is, as well. But I swear to God, you will not regret the gamble.
”
”
Meredith Duran (Wicked Becomes You)
“
Are you sure you're a girl?"
I shrugged, "Most of the time.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
Why can’t we have one of those quick pregnancies like Bella and Edward? Gwen from Torchwood. Scully. Deanna Troi. Or even Cordelia when that demon impregnated her. Twenty-four hours later bam! Demon child.
”
”
Darynda Jones (Eighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson, #8))
“
—Deberíamos recoger nuestras cosas —dijo Gideon finalmente—. Y deberías hacer algo urgente con tus cabellos; parece como si algún idiota se hubiera puesto a revolver en ellos con las dos manos y luego te hubiera tirado sobre un sofá… Sea quien sea el que nos espere sabrá que dos y dos son cuatro… Oh, por Dios, no me mires así.
—¿Cómo?
—Como si ya no pudieras moverte.
—Es que no puedo —dije en serio—. Soy un pudin. Me has transformado en un pudin.
”
”
Kerstin Gier (Saphirblau (Edelstein-Trilogie, #2))
“
He smiled and it was beautiful and horrible what I saw in it. Hope that should not be born and desire that could never bear fruit. Whether they were my feelings or his, I did not know.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
What an actor my demon was.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Sometimes the answers are more questions. Sometimes up is down.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
I don't know how I'd made it seventeen years without kissing. It was the finest thing I'd ever known. Like stumbling into heaven.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Let me walk you to your room," Logan offered in a helpful voice. "You, me, and the Gypsy girl could have our own bonfire tonight."
Daphne and I stared at each other. I rolled my eyes while Daphne sniffed.
"Oh, please," she scoffed. "Like I need a guy to protect me. I'm a Valkyrie, remember? I could pick you up and break your back over my knee, Spartan. Like you were a piñata."
"Kinky," Logan said, smiling at her. "I like it."
She snorted. "Save the smarmy charm for Gwen. We all know that she's the one you're really trying to impress anyway."
We did? Because I hadn't gotten that message at all.
”
”
Jennifer Estep (Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy, #1))
“
It’s true that I never want to hurt you. But I can’t promise you that I never would" -Haden
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Nobody else is ever going to care as much as you do about the things that you want, Gwendoline. So it's up to you - you can put them aside forever, if you can live with that, or you can put on your big-girl girdle and demand more for yourself.
”
”
Lex Croucher (Gwen & Art Are Not in Love)
“
I had no business inviting other people’s emotions into my life when I had no idea what to do with my own.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
Holy cow,” Chloe said faintly.
“No kidding,” Gwen breathed.
The sexy Fae prince flashed them a smile that was pure devilish charm, sexy and playful and mischievous, briefly catching the tip of his tongue between white teeth, before his lip curved, dark eyes sparkling gold.
Gabby groaned. She choked on it hastily, camouflaging it with a dry little cough. Her own private stash of eye candy had just been made available for public consumption and she didn’t like it one bit.
Apparently she wasn’t the only one.
“Are you thinking what I’m thinking, Dageus?” Drustan said irritably.
“Och, aye,” Dageus said darkly. “You liked him better invisible too?”
“Och, aye.”
“Should I curse him again?”
“Och, aye.”
Adam threw back his head and laughed, eyes sparkling with gold fire. “Bloody hell, it’s good to be back,” he purred.
”
”
Karen Marie Moning (The Immortal Highlander (Highlander, #6))
“
Theia: "We're very high up here, aren't we?"
Haden: "Well, you certainly are. Theia, I need you to wake up."
Theia: "Did you know that I have never seen a penis?"
He laughed again. "When you wake up, you are going to hate yourself.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Sneetches" was what we called the in-crowd at school, the haves as opposed to the have-nots. We named them from a Dr. Suess story in which the Star-Belly Sneetches, who were born with a green star on their bellies, thought they were better than all those who had no green star- or in this case green money.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
When something bad happens to us, especially when we are young, our brains will sometimes protect us from it until we are strong enough to deal with the issue. It's not uncommon for people to completely black out an experience for years and revisit it only when they feel safe enough to face it.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
Love is love, whether it goes on two legs or four.
”
”
Gwen Cooper
“
Sometimes, talking about our fears can lessen the fear.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
You’re like seven feet tall, aren’t you?”
“I am not seven feet tall,” he snapped at her as if she’d really insulted him. “I’m six-eleven.” When she smirked in disbelief, he added, “And three-quarters.
”
”
Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
“
...Ame when this is all over we need to have a serious discussion about Mike. I think he has way too much frosting on his flakes.- Donnatella
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
You are not required to start over, but you are required to keep going.
”
”
Gwen Bristow
“
For a sweeter kiss had never been bestowed upon a girl. Not in storybooks or real life.
Not in heaven or hell.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
The devil was his most dangerous when he wasn't being devilish.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
Our relationship wasn’t easy. It wasn’t mellow. It wasn’t comfortable and sedate. He was too bossy and I was too much of a smartass. We bantered and sometimes we fought. But I’d learned I was completely unable to endure Hawk being mad at me and then I’d noticed that Hawk felt the same. No grudges were ever held. We created sparks but those sparks never caught the kind of fire that could do damage. Instead, we got over it and moved on.
”
”
Kristen Ashley (Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1))
“
His presence in my waking world stirred all my senses. Still in slow motion, I kept walking, warmed wherever his eyes touched me. When I finally dropped eye contact, the world caught up with me--or the other way around.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
You were dropped as a child, weren't you?" Varen asked her.
"Maybe once or twice," Gwen said, "but at least I wasn't raised by highly literate vampires who, every night just before bed, fed me a steady diet of dark sarcasm and gothic horror fiction."
"Every morning before bed," Varen corrected. Stepping forward, he moved toward the headstone. "We slept during the day.
”
”
Kelly Creagh (Oblivion (Nevermore, #3))
“
You're the most open girl in our whole school."
"I don't think she meant that in a good way.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
This book is entirely dedicated to my wife, Robin Sullivan.
Some have asked how it is I write such strong women without resorting to putting swords in their hands. It is because of her.
She is Arista.
She is Thrace.
She is Modina.
She is Amilia.
And she is my Gwen.
This series has been a tribute to her.
This is your book, Robin.
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world.
--ELTON JOHN, BERNIE TAUPIN
”
”
Michael J. Sullivan (Heir of Novron (The Riyria Revelations, #5-6))
“
Empty of anything that defined it as real. That was how I felt sometimes. I existed in a world made for show, not depth, not feeling.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
I don’t think doing a difficult thing and being happy are mutually exclusive, Gabriel. I think you could both have some of the things you want, if you’re brave enough to ask for them.
”
”
Lex Croucher (Gwen & Art Are Not in Love)
“
Taking Mike home is a great idea," Donny said. "See you tomorrow. Thanks for your help."
Gabe kissed her hand. "I'll be back in an hour, honey."
She snatched her hand away. "No need, sweetheart. We're all fine here. See you tomorrow at school. We'll lock up when we leave."
"Sixty minutes, sugarplum." He leaned in for a kiss.
"Get you pleather-wearing, long-haired paws off me--"
Gabe kissed her soundly, cutting off her protest.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
Look, I'm a guy. Your ass was touching my groin. Of course I'm going to pop a boner. It's a natural reaction.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
Who was your first kiss?” Heat rushed into my face. I flattered myself by thinking maybe he wanted to kiss me. I wished he wanted to kiss me. “I haven’t …” Squeezing my eyes closed, I began again. “I haven’t been kissed. Yet.” “Why?” I rolled my eyes at his innocence.
“You obviously know I’m not like other girls. I’m shy and I don’t spend time with boys. My father is strict and—” “That’s not why.” He thought he knew me so well.
“Fine. You tell me why I haven’t been kissed.”
I regretted the words and my tone instantly. What if he told me what I already knew? That I was lacking. Not interesting or pretty enough. “You were waiting.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
I went home that day, and I wrote your name over and over on a piece of paper. I must have written it a hundred times. My mom found the paper a few days later in my sock drawer. She wanted to know why I'd done that..."
I wanted to know why more than anything I'd ever remembered wanting, but a part of me hoped he'd chicken out.
"I told her I liked the way your name made my heart jump.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
“
My voice was a bare rasp of fear. "In the weaving room, the women say it's never been this bad before..."
"They always say that when things get difficult," she answered softly. Then she sat up suddenly as though coming fully awake. Reaching down, she took my chin in her hand and tipped my face to look up at hers. "Remember, Gwen, no matter who says what, the important thing is to understand what needs to be done, and then do it. No matter how hard it is, or how much pain you feel. It's as simple as that, really. Once you know what you have to do, you just do it.
”
”
Persia Woolley (Child of the Northern Spring (Guinevere, #1))
“
...When a man first awakens, it sometimes takes several moments before he starts thinking clearly."
"And here I thought it took several years, perhaps a lifetime for the average man's intellect to kick in.
”
”
Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))
“
It was him.
He'd traded his coat and tails for jeans and a tight Abercrombie and Fitch tee, but it was him. I would have known him anywhere.
I blinked slowly, believing he was a mirage. A very handsome mirage. But I didn't have the power to dream cute boys into life. When he didn't disappear, part of my heart sang and part of it worried that I'd never be the same again...
Oh, I never would be the same again.
”
”
Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
“
I'll keep it," she said. "Then, when you get back, after you and the dark one are done making out and planning a future filled with blond-haired, green-eyed, pigment-challeneged rug rats, I'll bring it over and you can add it to your scrapbook, right before you start cooking me dinner. I like vegetarian lasagna with cottage cheese instead of ricotta."
"Gwen?"
"And don't forget the mushrooms. Garlic bread, too, please. That is, as long as your vampire lover doesn't object."
"I want to say thank you," Isobel said. "For... everything."
"No," Gwen said. "Thank you for the delicious dinner. I can almost taste the baklava you and Darth Vader will be making for dessert. Something tells me you're gonna have to look that one up, though.
”
”
Kelly Creagh (Enshadowed (Nevermore, #2))
“
You can do better than that." He loops his arms around my waist and pulls me to him.
"Where are your gloves?"
"Better than that too." He drops a kiss on my collarbone. "Good to see you, Cass. I dreamed about you, Cass...Feel free to improvise."
"Aren't you supposed to be wearing those work gloves? When you're working? Because otherwise your poor hands won't..."
Gah. I sound like Mom, or the school nurse.
I'm no good at this.
Luckily, Cass is good enough for both of us. "I missed you, Gwen. It's good to see you, Gwen. I dreamed about you, Gwen. Yeah, haven't gotten around to the gloves. More important things to focus on. Want me to tell you what they are?
”
”
Huntley Fitzpatrick (What I Thought Was True)
“
Gwen smiles. “Do you know what part of ‘If—’ is actually relevant right now? To this moment? ‘If you can make one heap of all your winnings / And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, / And lose, and start again at your beginnings / And never breathe a word about your loss.’ ” She must be messing with me. Surely she knows she’s just described my greatest fear. But no, I can tell from the look on her face that she sincerely thinks that I’m that brave, that I am doing this because I am okay with losing big. Not because I am terrified of losing at all. And it stuns me silent, for a moment: just how vast the gap is between who I am and how people see me.
”
”
Taylor Jenkins Reid (Carrie Soto Is Back)
“
So I didn't adopt Homer because he was cute and little and sweet, or because he was helpless and needed me. I adopted him because when you think you see something so fundamentally worthwhile in someone else, you don't look for the reasons - like bad timing or a negative bank balance - that might keep it out of your life. You commit to being strong enough to build your life around it, no matter what. In doing so, you begin to become the thing you admire.
”
”
Gwen Cooper (Homer's Odyssey)
“
But remember in tenth grade, when I wanted to go out with that junior and you said, ‘Eh. I don’t think she’s the right girl for you’?”
“She wasn’t.”
“Because she was setting things on fire!” Ric announced loudly, making Gwen burst out laughing and Lock roll his eyes. “I’m serious, Gwen.” Ric went on. “And when I say setting things on fire, I mean entire buildings. Mostly schools. She’d been setting them on fire or trying to, for weeks. I didn’t find out until the cops came and arrested her during gym class. But does he say to me, ‘She’s setting things on fire! She’s crazy! Stay away from her!’ No. He says, ‘Eh. I don’t think she’s the right girl for you.’ And he’s all calm about it over our chocolate pudding in the cafeteria.”
“I don’t see the point of getting hysterical.
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Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
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The panther prowled around me in a loose, wide circle. Its mouth turned down, almost in a pout, and it seemed disappointed that I wasn't going to run away. Or scream, at the very least. Its tail, which was at least three feet long, twitched back and forth in what seemed to be annoyance. Or maybe anticipation. I didn't know. I'd always been more of a dog person.
I cleared my throat, and the panther stopped and flicked up one of its rounded ears. Listening.
"Um, nice kitty?
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Jennifer Estep
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Gwen was kind of amazed. A mother with several degrees and a prestigious position at an Ivy League college did not ensure that she’d be any less embarrassing to her child than a mother who became a nurse through night school. Gwen knew this when Alla launched into her “unfortunate changes in my vagina after the birth of Lachlan” discussion.
“No. It was his shoulders. He’s always had very large shoulders. I mean look at him. Even as a baby they were freakishly long.”
“Freakishly?” Lock snapped.
“They stretched me right out.”
“Mom!”
Brody shrugged and reached for more moo goo gai pork. “I didn’t mind.”
“Dad!”
“Well, darling, you were always quite large, so it made things a little easier for both of us when it came to sex.”
“Mom!”
Alla shook her head. “I don’t know what happened to you, Lachlan MacRyrie.” She turned to Gwen. “I’ve always insisted on being quite open about human bodies when talking to my children. There’s no shame in a woman’s body. And like everything else in the world, it ages. So while you still have the exquisite body you’ve been blessed with, Gwen dear, and that prebirth vagina— enjoy it.”
“Is there any way to get you to stop?” Lock begged.
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Shelly Laurenston (The Mane Squeeze (Pride, #4))
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Gwen smiled and asked hopefully, "Is there coffee again this morning?"
Silvan put his book down and glanced absently at Gwen. His gaze dropped to her cleavage, and a single white brow shot up. He blinked several times.
"There certainly is," Nell said, circling the table.
She stopped behind Gwen and draped a linen cloth over her shoulders, so it tumbled from her neck like a bib.
"Peel yer eyes off the lass's breasts," Nell said sweetly to Silvan.
Gwen turned twenty shades of red, sneaked a hand beneath the bib, and tugged at her bodice, trying to jiggle them back down a little. Mortified, she devoted her attention to eyeing the medieval dining ware-plates and goblets made of heavy silver, a fat spoon and broad knife, and heavy blue bowls.
"She's the one who fluffed them up," Silvan protested indignantly. "I didn't mean to look, but they were ... so ... there. Like trying not to see the sun in the sky."
Nell arched a brow and circled round the table again.
"I hardly think 'twas ye she fluffed 'em for, was it lass?" Gwen glanced up and gave an embarrassed shake of her head.
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Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))
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I don't even want to think about all those dishes," Donny said. "Hey, now that I believe in demons and magic spells, who's going to tell me about little dish elves that come and clean your kitchen while you nap?"
"There is a class of fairy called Nibs that will do it. But they come with their own set of issues. It's never worth the hassle of summoning them," Varnie answered.
"I was totally kidding, but..." Donny eyed him suspiciously. "Wait, are you punking me? There really is no such thing as Nibs, is there?"
Varnie smiled noncommitally.
"Ame, is there sucha thing as Nibs?"
Amelia bit her lip to keep from laughing. "I've never heard of them, but that doesn't mean they don't exist."
"Amnesia boy?"
I held up my hand. "Yeah, sorry. Amnesia."
"You guys suck." She pouted.
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Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
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But the burning man falling from the sky pulled me from my faraway world. My gaze wandered to the window an instant before he appeared. And then, slowly, like a feather caught on a light breeze, he willowed past my window, turning his grotesque head towards me, his mouth open in a silent scream. He was more than on fire. He was fire.
Orange and red flames braided together in the shape of a man, but it was his eyes that caused me to suck in my breath and hold it as I ran to the window. His eyes, scared and imploring, told of a darkness and agony I couldn't begin to understand.
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Gwen Hayes (Falling Under (Falling Under, #1))
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By ten o'clock she thought he might soon be ready to talk. He'd threatened, blustered, even tried to sweet-talk her. Then the bribery had begun. He'd let her live if she let him out immediately. He'd give her three horses, two sheep, and a cow. He'd give her a pouch of coin, three horses, two sheep, not just a cow but a milking cow, and set her up anywhere in England, if she would just leave his castle and not bother him again for the rest of his life. The only offer/threat that had perked her momentary interest was when he'd shouted that he was going to "toop her 'til her bonny legs fell off."
She should be so lucky.
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Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))
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Some girls will love you for your intelligence, your spirit, or your smile. Some girls will fall all over themselves if you even make the smallest effort to understand them. Some girls don't care how you act as long as you drive a nice car(And some boys deserve those kind of girls. i'm just sayin'.) Some girls will require a lot more from you than most guys are willing to give. This is the girl you'll need a lot of patience for, because she will lead you down blind paths and up steep hills. The challenge will be staying true to who you are while pursuing this person. She'll wring you out, simultaneously repel and attract you, and question your every intention. She'll be the biggest pain in the asphalt you've ever had. She'll need you to understand what she won't tell you, believe in her when she extends no faith in you, and not give in to her when she wants to roll over you. She'll expect that you'll always be there, even when she avoids you. She'll want lots of independence but want you to need her desperately. She'll expect you to be smart but treat her like she's smarter than you. Hopefully, you'll believe she's worth it in the end.
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Gwen Hayes (So Over You)
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Drustan raked a hand through his hair and fumbled in the dark for the door. When it didn't budge, a part of him was unsurprised. Yet another part of him met the fact with a kind of glad resignation.
She wanted battle? Battle she would get. It would be a pleasure to have it out with her finally. Once he'd ripped the door from the framing, he would exact vengeance upon her wee body with gleeful abandon. No more honorable I-won't-touch-you-because-I'm-betrothed. Nay he'd touch her. Any damn place and any damn way he wanted to. As many times as he wanted to. Until she begged and whimpered beneath him. She'd been trying to drive him mad? Well, he was giving in to it. He would act like the animal she made him feel like being. The hell with Anya, the hell with duty and honor, the hell with discipline. He needed to tup. Her. Now.
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Karen Marie Moning (Kiss of the Highlander (Highlander, #4))